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Ellery Queen :: Too Many Suspects (01x00)

Episode Information

Title:

Too Many Suspects

Original Airdate:

Sunday March 23rd, 1975

Special Airtime:

09:00 pm

Special Runtime:

90 Minutes

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Episode Crew
Director:	David Greene (5)
Writer:	Richard Levinson William Link
Story:	Ellery Queen

Episode Summary

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In this pilot episode, author/amateur detective Ellery Queen tries to track down the killer of a noted fashion designer who pulled the plug out of her clock and her television set as a cryptic dying message.

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Guest Stars

Guest Stars
•Basil Hoffman	played	Fingerprint Man	Recurring (first appearance)
•John Hillerman	played	Simon Brimmer	Recurring (first appearance)
•Dwan Smith	played	Maid
•Gail Strickland	played	Gail Stevens
•Harry Von Zell	played	Announcer
•James Lyndon	played	Radio Announcer
•John Larch	played	District Attorney
•Kim Hunter	played	Marian McKell
•Monte Markham	played	Tom McKell
•Nancy Kovack	played	Monica Gray
•Ray Milland	played	Carson McKell
•Ross Elliott	played	Judge
•Tim O'Connor	played	Ben Watson
•Victor Mohica	played	Ramon
•Warren Berlinger	played	Eddie Carter

Main Cast

•Jim Hutton	played	Ellery Queen
•David Wayne	played	Inspector Richard Queen
•Tom Reese	played	Sergeant Thomas Velie

Episode Notes

This pilot episode was based on the Ellery Queen novel The Fourth Side of the Triangle.

This pilot introduces the audience to the character of Simon Brimmer who would appear on a recurring basis. Brimmer was a radio actor who starred in a mystery show and always tried to beat Ellery Queen to the solution of the case.